- Candidates are chosen at random from the public. They can decline or accept.
- Each candidate must pass a rigorous psychological exam.
- Voting consists of people walking into a chamber where the candidates each sit in a chair held up by a rope. The voter pulls a mechanical lever to nick the rope of candidates they dislike. Heavily disliked candidates will have their ropes cut and fall onto the sea.
- If selected, candidates are guaranteed to be provided with food, shelter, and healthcare for life.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 17.8 ms ] thread> A thorough investigation ensued, initially suspected to be a software bug in the Digivote system.
> Surprisingly, the code was released open source just a few days after the election.
> The code was of low quality, and rife with bugs...but none that would cause a bit inversion.
> [Screenshot of lousy code]
> Although impossible to confirm, with all other likely possibilities ruled out, the most likely explanation was a cosmic one.
> A single-event upset caused by a cosmic ray inverting the 13th bit remains the main suspect.
> Digivote's poor code quality offered no protection.
- Candidates are chosen at random from the public. They can decline or accept.
- Each candidate must pass a rigorous psychological exam.
- Voting consists of people walking into a chamber where the candidates each sit in a chair held up by a rope. The voter pulls a mechanical lever to nick the rope of candidates they dislike. Heavily disliked candidates will have their ropes cut and fall onto the sea.
- If selected, candidates are guaranteed to be provided with food, shelter, and healthcare for life.